The Cardinals exploded for six runs in the fifth inning and defeated the Pirates, 7-4, to end a five-game losing streak. Lou Brock singled, Ted Sizemore walked and Matty Alou doubled for the first two runs of the rally to tie the score at 3-3.

Joe Torre followed with a double to send the Cardinals ahead. After an intentional pass to Ted Simmons, three other runs scored on singles by Bernie Carbo and Dal Maxvill, together with an error by Vic Davalillo in handling Maxvill's hit to right field. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Game Played on Tuesday, August 1, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Pirates      0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  8  1
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  6  0    0  0  x  -   7 14  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Davalillo rf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .352      Brock lf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .314
Clines cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .337      Sizemore 2b           3   2   2   0     2   0   .264
Sanguillen lf         4   1   2   1     0   0   .327      Alou 1b               5   1   3   3     0   0   .320
Stargell 1b           3   0   1   0     1   2   .301      Torre 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .299
Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .299      Simmons c             3   1   2   0     1   0   .294
May c                 3   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Carbo rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .262
  Pagan ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .281      Cruz cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .210
Cash 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .261      Maxvill ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .233
Alley ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Santorini p           4   0   0   0     0   2   .087
Briles p              2   1   1   0     0   1   .154        Cumberland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Stennett ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .296
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   8   3     2   7             Totals               36   7  14   6     3   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 23,712
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Cardinals 8
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Davalillo, Simmons
Doubles: Sizemore 2 (10), Alou (16), Torre (21)
Stolen Bases: Brock (42)
Caught Stealing: Cash (5)
GIDP: Clines (4), Carbo (3)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles L(9-5)           4.1  10   7   6   2   2   0  24   3.42
Johnson                 2.2   4   0   0   0   1   0  11   3.46
Miller                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.04
Totals                  8    14   7   6   3   3   0  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Santorini W(5-7)        8     7   4   4   2   5   0  31   4.85
Cumberland              0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   7.93
Segui SV(4)             0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.00
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   7   0  35

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Nick Colosi


PIRATES 1ST: Davalillo singled to shortstop; Clines grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Davalillo out at
second]; Sanguillen singled to center; Stargell struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore doubled to left; Alou
flied out to right [Sizemore to third]; Torre grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner flied out to left; May struck out; Cash
walked; Cash was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons popped to shortstop; Carbo grounded out
(second to first); Cruz singled to left; Maxvill flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Alley flied out to right; Briles singled to center;
Davalillo singled to center [Briles to second]; Clines singled
to center [Briles scored, Davalillo scored (error by Simmons)
(no RBI), Clines to third]; Sanguillen grounded out (first
unassisted) [Clines scored]; Stargell singled to right; Hebner
grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Santorini grounded out (third to first); Brock
flied out to left; Sizemore doubled to right; Alou singled to
center [Sizemore scored]; Torre forced Alou (third to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 4TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash flied
to right in foul territory; Alley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons singled to right; Carbo grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Simmons out at
second]; Cruz singled to center; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Briles was called out on strikes; Davalillo flied
out to left; Clines popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Santorini struck out; Brock singled to pitcher;
Brock stole second; Sizemore walked; Alou doubled to left [Brock
scored, Sizemore scored]; Torre doubled to left [Alou scored];
Simmons was walked intentionally; Carbo singled to right [Torre
scored, Simmons to second]; JOHNSON REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING);
Cruz flied out to center; Maxvill singled to right [Simmons
scored, Carbo scored (error by Davalillo) (unearned) (no RBI),
Maxvill to third]; Santorini struck out; 6 R (5 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 7.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen flied out to right; Stargell struck out;
Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock flied out to left; Sizemore flied out to
left; Alou singled to right; Torre flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 7.

PIRATES 7TH: May flied out to right; Cash flied out to right;
Alley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons singled to center; Carbo singled to right
[Simmons out at home (right to second to third to catcher)];
Cruz flied out to center; Maxvill flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 7.

PIRATES 8TH: STENNETT BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Stennett struck out;
Davalillo lined to first; Clines grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED STENNETT (PITCHING); Santorini
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock grounded out (pitcher to
first); Sizemore walked; Alou grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 7.

PIRATES 9TH: Sanguillen singled to right; Stargell walked
[Sanguillen to second]; CUMBERLAND REPLACED SANTORINI
(PITCHING); Hebner struck out; PAGAN BATTED FOR MAY; Pagan
singled to left [Sanguillen scored, Stargell to second]; SEGUI
REPLACED CUMBERLAND (PITCHING); Cash popped to shortstop; Alley
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Cardinals 7.

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